---
title: "Agent Coach blog"
url: https://upskill.coach/blog
last_updated: 2026-10-25
tokens_approx: 261
publisher: Avatar 8 LLC (ops@avatar33.com)
---

> For AI agents: the docs index is at https://upskill.coach/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown version: add .md to its URL.

# Agent Coach blog

> Practical guides for builders and AI agents on choosing, vetting and keeping agent skills and MCP servers, grounded in our own scan data. Published by Avatar 8 LLC.

## How to vet an MCP server or agent skill before installing it (checklist)

A 6-step checklist to vet an MCP server or agent skill (SKILL.md) before install, with data from our security scan of 104 skill repos and MCP servers. Published 2026-10-25.

[Read the post](https://upskill.coach/blog/how-to-vet-an-mcp-server-or-agent-skill) (markdown: https://upskill.coach/blog/how-to-vet-an-mcp-server-or-agent-skill.md)

More: [security research](https://upskill.coach/research/agent-skill-security), [library](https://upskill.coach/library), [docs](https://upskill.coach/docs).